Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion

1945Movie⏱️ 1h 6m

ComedyCrimeDramaMystery

⭐ 6.4

IMDB Rating

410 votes

Blackie is implicated in a murder when he accidently sells a phony Charles Dickens first edition at an auction.

Director

Arthur Dreifuss

Writers

Paul Yawitz, Malcolm Stuart Boylan, Jack Boyle

Stars

Chester Morris, Lynn Merrick, Richard Lane

Release Date

May 10, 1945

Language

English

Country

United States

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🎭 Top Cast

Chester Morris

as Horatio 'Boston Blackie' Black

Lynn Merrick

as Constance Gloria Mannard

Richard Lane

as Insp. John Farraday

Frank Sully

as Sergeant Matthews

Steve Cochran

as Jack Higgins

George E. Stone

as The Runt

Lloyd Corrigan

as Arthur Manleder

Dudley Dickerson

as Train Porter

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Bob Alden

as Newsboy

Jessie Arnold

as Housekeeper

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.37 : 1

Color

Black and White

Production

Columbia Pictures

🏷️ Keywords

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🎯 Categories

ComedyCrimeDramaMystery

⭐ Featured Review

Another Good Entry

by Michael_Elliott • 2008-02-27

"Boston Blackie Booked on Suspicion (1945) *** (out of 4) Eighth film in Columbia's Boston Blackie series is one of the better films. This time out Blackie (Chester Morris) gets involved in a first edition book, which turns out to be a fake and soon a man is dead and Blackie is the main suspect. This 66-minute film flies by and manages to be quite good even though these story lines are starting to repeat themselves with minor issues. Morris is once again very energetic and fun to watch in the role. The supporting cast of George E. Stone, Richard Lane and Frank Sully adds a lot to the m..."